Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.77.15
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesAn Astonishing Moment in the Lord’s Battle
“Śālva then managed to strike Lord Kṛṣṇa’s left arm, which held His bow Śārṅga, and, amazingly, Śārṅga fell from His hand.”
What the purport teaches
- Śālva managed to strike Lord Kṛṣṇa’s left arm.
- That arm held the Lord’s bow, Śārṅga.
- Śārṅga fell from His hand, an event the translation explicitly describes as amazing.
Try this today
Read this verse attentively, distinguishing what it states from any explanation you might imagine.
Ask yourself
Can you notice this astonishing event without supplying an explanation the verse does not give?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.